With the 1974 championship under his belt, it was time for Coach Drew to prepare the 1975 team for the quest for another title. First task was to make up for the loss of guards, Stanton and Reggins, due to graduation. The answer came in the form of Madison Lane and Henry Small.  Henry, an experienced sharpshooter, and Madison, a slick ball handler, along with arguably the state’s best sixth-man in  Carl Belcher joined an already deep roster that proved to be each other’s biggest challenge each day in practice.  Jarvis Williams stated: “We had a strong starting five, but also had six guys coming off the bench who could play just as well.”  With that being said, you get an idea of the tremendous job Coach Drew did to get this team to buy into his rotating system.

 So with all the pieces in place and a target on their back, the Rams came out of the gate ready to defend their title. What Coach Drew asked of his players, as they ran no offense sets, was to play your territory and balance the court. Also to use basic basketball knowledge: create turnovers and the shots would come.  Each member of the 1975 team held one another accountable and had the mindset that no team was better if they simply executed the game plan… Run, Run, and Run some more!  Coach Drew kept fresh legs on court to help institute this style of play. However, the team still hadn’t convinced the city of Houston that there was a new sheriff in town until the month of December, when they took down the nation’s number one team Elk Grove led by All-American, Bill Cartwright, in the Dr. Pepper Classic.  The following week in the Jaycee Tournament, they would run the table and ultimately beat Phyllis Wheatley by 30 in the tournament finals. It was then that the city of Houston was convinced, as the Rams began to receive recognition from national publications.

 Among the fans were talk of the win streak and the thought of going back to state, but the players stayed focus and played one game at a time. They ran through their district opponents like a cheap pair of stockings, winning their closest contest by a 12 point margin. The Rams went through the regional playoffs beating Forest Brook 97-73, Beaumont Charlton Pollard 100-68, and Wheatley 116-79 in the finals. Kashmere would enter the state tournament 44-0, riding a 76 game winning streak. However, the Rams were given all that they could handle at the state tournament by opponents determined to slow down their run and shoot game.  They survived a 3 overtime game in the semi-final versus Midland Lee, as Lee employed a slowdown game to frustrate the run and gun Rams.  Lee held the ball for more than 8 minutes during one stretch and had possession of the ball at the end of regulation and the first two overtimes.